Declaration of autonomy by politicians and tribes in oil-rich eastern region prompts warning from Mustafa Abdul Jalil The Libyan leader, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, has vowed to use force to
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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in Tripoli in August. Photograph: Paul Hackett/Reuters The prosecutor for the world’s top war crimes court has said informal contact has been made with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the fugitive son of
Libyans embrace ahead of a planned formal declaration of liberation. Photograph: Abdel Magid Al-Fergany/AP Libya‘s transitional government is to finally declare the country liberated following the capture and killing of the ousted dictator Muammar
Bloodied, wearing just a pair of khaki trousers, and dumped on a cheap mattress, Muammar Gaddafi‘s body has become a gruesome tourist attraction and a macabre symbol of the new Libya‘s problems. Hundreds of
5.15pm ET / 10.15pm BST We are bringing this blog to a close now. Here is a final summary. Muammar Gaddafi has been killed in Libya, following a Nato airstrike. Gaddafi was in a
Libyan rebels outside Sirte in Libya. Photograph: Manu Brabo/AP Aid workers have made it into Muammar Gaddafi‘s besieged hometown of Sirte amid fears that a humanitarian crisis could unfold amid continued heavy fighting between
